Concerts in Civic Center Park should look a whole lot different next year. The long-planned amphitheater is finally in the works, and while the first performers aren’t likely to take the stage until next spring, township officials are excited to see the structure going up. ‘We’re very proud of it,? said Building Director Tom Berger, […]
Thirty percent. More than $13,000. That was the raise granted Monday to Orion Township employee Allan Feys after the board of trustees voted 4-3 to approve the request made by Supervisor Matthew Gibb. The board officially approved Feys? hiring in November 2009 when Gibb asked to bring a ‘supervisor’s assistant? on board at an annual […]
A missing 69-year-old woman was found alive and well Monday, some 18 hours after she went missing from a group home in the 2400 block of Eaton Gate. Caretakers told deputies who arrived at the home Sunday the missing woman was suffering from mental and physical health conditions and was last seen about 3:30 p.m. […]
Morgan Herron, 11, was among hundreds of kids who submitted student art projects at the Oakland County Summer Arts Project, part of the 2010 Ford Arts, Beats & Eats event held recently in Royal Oak. But Morgan, a 6th grader at Scripps Middle School, came away as a top young artist. Again. ‘Over 430 student […]
I read a sad tale recently about an elementary school-age child who endures both physical and verbal cruelty from Mom on a daily basis, but smiles politely when questioned by police about what goes on in the home, and about where the scratches and bruises came from. The tale – police report, rather – told […]
I read a sad tale recently about an elementary school-age child who endures both physical and verbal cruelty from Mom on a daily basis, but smiles politely when questioned by police about what goes on in the home, and about where the scratches and bruises came from. The tale – police report, rather – told […]
In ‘King of Kings Pastor ready for an exciting new journey,? published in The Lake Orion Review March 1, 2006, William Bendert said he spent 14 years at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Marysville, near Port Huron, before coming to King of Kings on Orion Township. ‘I just felt that God said it was time to […]
Two weeks ago, Jordan Reynolds was worried. Lines were far from memorized, scenes were sloppy and everything seemed disorganized. But then, as if by magic, the pieces she’d worked since June to assemble into a first-rate production of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet? finally began fitting together. ‘I’m really proud of my cast,? said Reynolds, […]
The metal walls are rusting away, the furnaces are in bad shape, the septic system presents a problem every year and the guys can’t even drink water from the well, it’s so full of iron. That’s the word from Orion Township Fire Chief Jeff Key, who said Fire Station no. 3 is beyond usefulness and […]
Sal Agro. The name shows up again and again in The Lake Orion Review archives, and when it does, it’s nearly always accompanied by a photo of the man surrounded by a group of young athletes. Baseball, basketball, football, softball, soccer. Over the last four decades, Agro spent countless volunteer hours in the sun and […]